Algeria vs Nepal: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Algeria
3 events
in 2020
Nepal
3 events
in 2020
Algeria rank
41st
Nepal rank
41st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Algeria
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Nepal, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Algeria ranks 41st and Nepal ranks 41st of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 1,277 data points, 1900–2020
Last refreshed

Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.